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| “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new...India discovers herself again”. By Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
It was on 15th August 1947, when India won freedom from
the British Raj
and
this was the beginning of a new era where India arose as a free nation. The
Independence
Day commemorates the birth of the world's largest democracy, India and this day
holds a very unique significance in the Indian history. This was the day
when India woke up to inhale the air of freedom.
However this
independence did not materialize in one day. Many had to sacrifice their lives
with a smile on their face as proud Indians. They were giving their lives for
the sake of the freedom of their beloved motherland.
Every year
India's Independence Day is celebrated by all proud Indians. The day is observed
as a national holiday in the country. Though, local governments conduct the
ceremony of flag hoisting all over India, the venue of main celebration is the
Red Fort in New Delhi. The celebration starts every year with the unfurling of
the tri-colored national flag by the Prime Minister of the nation followed by a
televised speech.
India celebrated 66 years of Independence on the 15th of
august 2012. However celebrations at XIMB began on the night of 14th
itself.
The celebrations were organized by the Social Responsibility Cell of
XIMB. Speeches were delivered by the students,
talking of India’s progress since independence.
Popular patriotic songs “Yeh jo des hai mera” and “Roobaroo” were sung
by Mishti and she was accompanied by Ganapati on the guitar. SRC has undertaken
an initiative called “Young Adult’s Education” to educate the mess bhainas.
They also participated by singing the national anthem. Further the students had put up a dance performance
which was a flash mob on popular songs like “Jai Ho , Vande Mataram , Rang De
Basanti”
The night ended with a candle march where all the students took up
candles and walked around the premises singing various patriotic songs. This
was in the memory of all the freedom fighters who pledged their life for their
country as well as those unnamed soldiers without whose support independent
India would still be a distant dream. The map of India drawn on the stage was
illuminated by candles, signifying the independent unified India. The students
sat around till the candles went out, creating a surreal atmosphere.
On the morning of
Independence Day , celebrations commenced at 9 a.m. with hoisting of the Indian
flag. Speeches were delivered by the
Dean Admin as well as the faculty members.
Further speeches were delivered by the student community represented by
Anand Agarwal and Shipreeta Verma. Abodh
bhaina who works in the mess delivered a speech in Oriya about the Independence
Day.
This was followed by a play performed by the members of X-Stage. They
portrayed the various freedom fighters and showed how despite independence
there has been an erosion of the Indian value system. They showed that Gandhiji himself came to see
society as it is today and was extremely disheartened by the present state of
affairs. However the play ended on a positive note saying that there is good in
this world and by working together we can achieve the dream of a brighter
tomorrow.
Finally we ended the program by singing the national anthem.
JAI HIND
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